First monthly Earth & Beyond update

Westwood has announced that the first update for Earth & Beyond will be released on October 30. The studio plans to release updates for the online space role-playing game at the end of every month. Westwood has also revealed that the first Earth & Beyond special event will take place on October 31.

Players have had the game for over a month and have had the chance to level up, and the first update will expand the number of items that mid- and high-level characters can find after battling the tougher monsters. There are also new missions for all character types. There have also been a few balance and technical improvements, including a change to increase ship speeds while planetside, more information on trade goods, graphical enhancements for combat, and improvements to the embedded browser.

For more details, check out our full review of Earth & Beyond.